I second Manda - I'll take that third ham hock off your hands. Got a can of black eyed peas in the pantry that could stand some "dressin' up".

Talk about some true Southern cookikng.....*sigh* you know, I really do get depressed when I think of what I could have learned from my paternal grandmother had she not passed away just as I was learning how to cook. I've been trying to get her red velvet and caramel cake recipes from my aunts for YEARS.

My mom and my maternal grandmother - if it didn't come from a box or can, I probably didn't get cooked. Don't even get me started on the time my mom tried to pick, wash, and cook some fresh collard greens. A bit of advice - don't wash collard greens in your clothes washing machine.